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100
The location of China is represented by this letter:
What is A
100
Of the three regions studied, this area has many long coastlines, but few good harbors and ports.
What is Russia
100
The fact that the Kyrgyzstan people are allowed to protest shows this about their government.
What is people are allowed free speech - to state their views on issues
100
"Along with Slavic Russians, there are at least 100 other ethnic and nationality groups in Russia....Since Russian-speaking Slavs have dominated the nation for such a long time, many of these minority groups struggle to maintain their unique identities."
This quote suggests that Russia’s ethnic and nationality groups prefer this to becoming part of mainstream culture.
What is remain a distinct culture
100
This is the reason Russia fell behind many European nations in the 1800s.
What is too much dependence on agriculture
200
This feature best explains the locations of major cities in Russia.
What is favorable climate
200
"In Siberia, weather and climate are more extreme than in European Russia. Here, winters are long and
cold.... [Siberia’s] resources include timber, fish, and hydroelectric power. About one third of all of Earth’s
coal is located in Siberia."
Based on this quote, one can conclude that Siberia has rich natural resources but this is the issue that is prohibitive.
What is harsh weather makes it difficult to tap into these resources
200
"Russia’s birth rates and life expectancy are low.... Male life expectancy is the lowest of all industrialized
nations in the world. Alcoholism is a major problem in Russia...Rates of infectious disease are also high."
This quote shows that post-communist Russia left its people with this.
What is many problems that will take years to overcome.
200
According to historians, this made Keivan Rus vulnerable to Mongol invasion.
What is fierce competition between princes
200
"A ruthless struggle is going on between the peasantry and our regime. It’s a struggle to the death... It took a famine to show them who is master here. It has cost
millions of lives, but the collective farm system is here to stay. —M.M. Khataevich, Ukrainian Communist official
This statement reveals this attitude toward enforcing policies of the government.
What is that policy matters more than people
300
The threat of pollution from factories along the shores of Lake Baikal is a concern because it holds this percent of the world's freshwater and if that water became unusable, a great deal of Earth’s fresh-water supply would be threatened or lost.
What is 20%
300
Russia is the second-largest producer of this export in the world.
What is oil
300
"During the years of Soviet control, many people, of all ethnic groups, learned to speak Russian. Today,
both Central Asia and the Caucasus remain cultural crossroads."
This quote suggests this about language in the region.
What is a shift from Russian-speaking people to the languages of the ethnic populations in the area.
300
Peter the Great is noted as modernizing and westernizing Russia, while also doing this.
What is importing western ideas and technologies
300
The Soviet Union came to dominate Eastern Europe after World War II through this military tactic and by setting up this type of government.
What is keeping troops in the region and setting up communist governments
400
This location is home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world.
What is Lake Baikal
400
This geographic factor is key to Russia having an important role in global affairs.
What is its location between Europe and China.
400
Central Asia and the Caucasus during Soviet rule were encouraged to think of themselves as Soviet citizens, were not allowed religious freedom, and established this that affected everyday life.
What is economic problems
400
This happened in Russia after Alexander II freed the serfs in 1861.
What is little - serfs did not gain real economic freedom.
400
"I am revealing no secret when I say that we have no liking for capitalism. But we do not want to impose our
system on other peoples by force. Let those, then, who determine the policy of States with a different social
system from ours, renounce their fruitless and dangerous attempts to dictate their will. It is time they also recognized that the choice of a particular way of life is the domestic concern of every people. Let us build up our relations having regard to actual realities. That is true peaceful coexistence. . . " —Nikita Khrushchev
Krushchev's statement refers to this event.
What is the Cold War
500
Because of it's huge size and extreme winters, Russia depends on this for the transportation of resources to markets.
What is the railway system.
500
The Caucasus is known to have this climate.
What is a temperate climate.
500
This is the event where Georgian citizens protested election fraud, the president resigned, and the country elected a new president.
What is the Rose Revolution
500
Joseph Stalin's impact on Russia was seen in his ability to transform the economy by doing this, even though his methods caused widespread suffering.
What is industrializing
500
The Russian term "perestroika" means a restructuring or the reduction of government control over this.
What is the economy
600
"Two areas of Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia...have declared independence. The Abkhazians and Ossetians are minority ethnic groups in Georgia. They are the majority in the areas where they live. In 2008, Russian troops invaded to prevent Georgia from regaining control over these areas."
This excerpt suggests that though the Soviet Union is gone, Russia is still THIS.
What is a major force in this region.
600
The countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus have many resources, including minerals, oil, and natural gas. An issue in tapping these resources is this geographical feature.
What is being landlocked
600
Prince Ivan III was an important figure in Russia’s history due to this.
What is he overthrew the Mongols and established a Russian state
600
"It boils down to whether [Russians] can find an . . . identity for themselves as a way of feeling good about
themselves without feeling hostile to others." —James Billington
This statement shows that after communism fell, Russian citizens had to formulate this new thing for themselves.
What is a culture
600
In a free enterprise economy, individuals make all or most economic decisions and enjoy this freedom.
What is the freedom to own most property and businesses